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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp One: April 13, 1996 - 19,500 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After whom is Mount Everest named?
(a) Sir Joseph Evers
(b) Annabelle Everest
(c) No one
(d) Sir George Everest

2. Who is the person on Fischer's team who is a legend in Himalayan climbing?
(a) William Wilson
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Neil Beidleman
(d) Schoening

3. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?
(a) Matthew Good
(b) Jeremy Stillwater
(c) David Brashears
(d) Mike Groom

4. What climber actually saved the lives of five other climbers as he tried to ascent to the top of K2?
(a) Schoening
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Scott Fischer

5. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?
(a) Climg Mount Everest without a guide
(b) Climb Everest without oxygen
(c) Climb Mount Everest by the Nepal entrance
(d) Climb Mount Everest by the West Ridge route

Short Answer Questions

1. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.

2. Which of the guides have already become ill as a result of the conditions at Lobuje?

3. How many continents' highest points did Rob Hall climb in a period of seven months once?

4. Sherpas that have reached the summit are highly _________ in the community in which they live.

5. Hall says, "I think it's pretty unlikely that we'll get through this season without something ______ happening up high."

(see the answer key)

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